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2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

2008

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

  • South korean singer and actor. (d. 2023)[106]

1997

1996

1995

1994

  • New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament for the Green Party, known for her advocacy on climate change and youth issues.

  • NBA player known for his energy and hustle on the court.

1993

  • Xavyer Thauvin is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

  • Cameron Bright

    Cameron bright is a canadian actor known for his roles in x-men: the last stand and twilight.

  • Florian Thauvin is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for the French national team.

  • Tyrell Goulbourne is a journalist known for his investigative reporting on social issues.

  • Scottish footballer

1992

  • Sasha banks is a professional wrestler known for her time in wwe and for being one of the most talented and popular female wrestlers in the world.

  • Terron Beckham is a former football player known for his impressive athletic abilities.

  • Known for his time in the NFL and as the lead on The Bachelor.

  • Family member

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

  • NBA player known for his defensive skills

  • Greek high jumper

  • British child with perplexing disabilities. he is the inspiration behind the henry spink foundation. although he was born after an easy labor, his post-natal tests were perfect. however, he began to show signs of distress 24 hours later. his mother noticed that he was staring blankly and refusing to eat. the doctors were still puzzled by the results of further …

  • Soccer player

  • Youtube star

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

  • He was a french kayaker who won two gold medals at poznan 2010's world championship.

  • American football player

  • Reality star

  • Japanese actor

  • Moroccan man. he is the second tallest person (2.46m) in the world and has the longest feet. since 2006, he has lived near paris (pantin). sultan kapsen is the tallest. he was born in mardin, turkey (10 december 1982).

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

1977

1976

  • French actor who was featured in 13 films. his final role was in a television production the day before he died in paris, 18 july 2009. after the scooter he was on collided with a lamppost, he died.

  • Gilles Marini

    Gilles marini is a french-american actor known for his roles in tv shows such as 'brothers & sisters' and 'switched at birth'.

  • Tye Tribbett is a Grammy Award-winning gospel musician and singer.

  • Gospel singer

1975

  • American model

  • Carrington Garland is known for her roles in soap operas and television series.

  • American musician and violist who began his career in local orchestras. he is an excellent player, single and kind-hearted.

1974

  • Renowned Malian singer-songwriter known for her unique blend of traditional and modern music.

  • Madeleine Thien is a Canadian novelist and short story writer, best known for her novel 'Do Not Say We Have Nothing', which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award for Fiction.

  • Madeleyn Thien is a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for her novels 'Do Not Say We Have Nothing' and 'Dogs at the Perimeter'.

  • Rokia traore is a malian musician known for her fusion of traditional malian music with international influences.

1973

1972

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

1967

  • He is a french actor. he started his career as a radio presenter, and then became a member the comic troup "les robins des bois", with maurice bartha (c)la (c)my and other... he is also a screenwriter and film director.

  • French international handball player, and current coach of handball, who was the manager for the romanian men’s national team in 2014.

  • American screenwriter and actor

  • American screenwriter and actor

1966

1965

  • Republican House Minority Leader in the United States.

  • American politician, 55th speaker of the united states house of representatives

  • Swedish politician and businessman

  • Russian gymnast and coach

  • Us baseball outfielder (montreal expos).

1964

1963

  • British musician and founding member of the band Soul II Soul.

  • Portuguese-born soccer (soccer), coach at the famous chelsea football club, based in london. after a disappointing career as a player, he began coaching in 2002. he also worked as an interpreter for a portuguese-speaking athlete. he was the head coach at porto in 2003 and won the uefa champions league championship. in 2004, he took over the chelsea football club …

  • English singer-songwriter/guitarist (wham!)

  • [beresford romao]; english rapper (soul ii soul-"feel free")

  • Lavoy Cox is an American activist known for his involvement in the Bundy standoff and the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.

1962

  • Best known for his novel 'The Passage', a post-apocalyptic vampire thriller.

  • Argentinian manager and footballer

  • Anna lacazio is a musician known for being the lead vocalist of the band when in rome, best known for their hit single 'the promise'.

  • Cuban pianist (buenavista social club) (born 1919).

  • Spanish novelist and essayist acclaimed for his works.

1961

  • Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky is known for his unparalleled skill and vision on the ice.

  • Krosby Gretzky is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time.

  • Kden Gretzky is widely regarded as the greatest ice hockey player of all time, holding numerous NHL records and winning 4 Stanley Cup championships.

  • American former decathlete, known for winning two Olympic gold medals.

  • Wayne Gretzky

    Canadian-american hockey player named athlete of year 01/09/1982. he was also nicknamed "the great gretzky". he played between 1979 and 1999 for the edmonton oilers and los angeles kings, st. louis blues (briefly), and the new york rangers.

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

  • Ellen DeGeneres

    Ellen degeneres is a comedian and television host known for her popular talk show, the ellen degeneres show, as well as her advocacy for lgbtq+ rights.

  • American politician serving as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

  • American politician serving as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

  • Ellon Degeneres is an American comedian, television host, and actress, known for her eponymous talk show and her pioneering role in LGBTQ+ representation in media.

  • Anita Baker

    Anita baker is an r&b singer known for her soulful voice and hits like 'sweet love' and 'giving you the best that i got'.

1957

1956

  • [schulte nordholt]; dutch singer "lovers until the end".

  • English large landowner (castle howard).

1955

  • A dutch-american musician, whose family immigrated to california in the tenth year of his life. alex, his brother, learned to play the guitar and alex learned to drum. they formed a heavy-rock band with david lee roth (73), and michael anthony (73). they were the most popular and loudest metal band in los angeles within two years, gaining a growing …

  • Lucía Méndez

  • Eddie Van Halen was a legendary guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Van Halen.

  • Bjorn Andresen is a Swedish actor best known for his role in the film 'Death in Venice'.

  • Mexican actress known for her roles in telenovelas.

1954

1953

1952

  • Frédéric lodéon is a french classical musician and radio personality, best known as a cellist and for his long-running radio show on france musique.

  • South carolina, united states -- basketballer (1972 olympics - silver medalist)

  • New york, usa; lieutenant-commander us navy/astronaut (sts 44, 54, 77).

1951

1950

  • Austrian politician who caused controversy in the international political arena. he is seen as a young, hip, and brash populist, while others see him as a racist and an advocate for nazism.

  • American football actor and sportscaster

  • Austrian lawyer and politician, governor of carinthia (d. 2008)

  • Austrian political leader (austrian freedom pary).

  • Actor (la confidential, eight men out)

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • David Strathairn

    American actor who gained his fame in independent films made by john sayles. strathairn was the son of a doctor and became interested in acting at an early age. his first professional gig was as a circus member. it lasted only a few months. john sayles, his friend, reunited him with him. in 1980, the film "the return of the …

  • American actor who gained his fame in independent films made by john sayles. strathairn was the son of a doctor and became interested in acting at an early age. his first professional gig was as a circus member. it lasted only a few months. john sayles, his friend, reunited him with him. in 1980, the film "the return of the …

  • American author

  • Rocker (climax blues band).

  • Doctor/director-general elect (imperial cancer research fund).

1948

  • Gonzague saint bris was a french writer and historian known for his biographies and historical novels.

  • Costa rican jurist, writer and teacher

  • Rocker (mountain).

  • French discus thrower, who won two french league titles (the discus in 1972 & 1975).

1947

  • French singer-songwriter, the son of actress fernand sardou and jackie sardou.

  • Co-inventor of the World Wide Web and a key figure in the development of the internet.

  • Patrick Dewaere

    French leading man in films of the 1970s. he is a second-generation actor. in 1968, he started performing with an improve group. he quickly became a well-known leading man and starred with gerard depardieu's most famous film, "going places", which was released in 1974. he appeared in 15 films.

  • Owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans.

  • Robert cailliau, a belgian informatics engineer/computer scientist, helped tim berners lee develop the world wide web.

1946

  • French singer, songwriter, actor. he is most well-known in france for his hits "chez laurette", wight is wight", and "les divorca (c)s

  • Portuguese-english playwright and screenwriter

  • American journalist and critic (d.1999)

  • Renowned film critic who co-hosted the popular show 'Siskel & Ebert'.

1945

  • An American conceptual artist known for her works that combine found photographs and text to explore themes of consumerism, feminism, and power.

  • Jacqueline du pré was a renowned british cellist known for her exceptional talent and passionate performances.

  • American author known for his short stories.

1944

  • American philosopher and radical activist. she was one of six women from 142 who were on america's most wanted list in 1970.

  • French businessman. from 2007 to 2012, he was ceo of eads (european aeronautic defense-space company).

  • American socialite and diva, from manhattan to aspen. her extravagant parties are well-known. she holds them in a penthouse overlooking manhattan park, or at her country home, 10,000 square feet, on aspen's red mountain. her entourage includes the hollywood au courant, jet set and white house residents. in fact, her passion for politics has led to her donating more than …

  • Prominent civil rights activist and scholar.

1943

1942

  • American revolutionary activist. he was a member the 1960s groups sds, weather underground, also known as the weathermen.

  • Soad Hosny

    Egyptian actress and singer (b. 1942)

  • Ceo (central statistical office).

  • Egyptian actress (d. 2001).

1941

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott glenn is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as the silence of the lambs, the hunt for red october, and the bourne ultimatum.

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott glenn is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as the silence of the lambs, the hunt for red october, and the bourne ultimatum.

  • London, england -- actor. (eating, lucky ducks. always).

  • Belgium sport champion

  • American academic and biologist

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

1937

  • Rudolph Wurlitzer is an American writer known for his novels and screenplays.

  • Sierra leonean soldier and politician, 2nd president of sierra leone (d. 2003)

  • Dutch member of parliament (cda).

  • B langdale headmaster (shrewsbury school).

  • Sierra leone's political leader (d. 2003).

1936

  • Théo Sarapo

    French actor-singer from greece, and second husband to the french singer a%0dith. he was 26 when he married 46-year-old piaf. piaf's secretary, claude figus introduced him to her. his stage name "sarapo", as pronounced in french, is greek for "i love you" (ipsaeur~i+-i3i+-ieuriz, s'agapo), and was chosen by piaf herself.

  • London, england -- singer/actor (mark-girl at uncle).

  • American comic book artist

  • Actor and singer of greek-french descent (d. 1970).

1935

  • Bob Uecker is a former MLB catcher and popular broadcaster known for his humor and wit.

  • American baseball player, sportscaster and actor

  • American football player. he was an american football player who played from 1957 to 1969 in the nfl and died 21 february 1977.

  • Italian industrialist and entrepreneur who was shot in mysterious circumstances on february 2, 1986. his insurance policy was the beneficiary. he had a russian ballerina as his lover. she was charged with murdering mazza along with her husband, but both were acquitted after the trial.

  • Italian journalist, writer, and tv host. he was also a member of the european parliament 1994aeur"1999 as a representative of the democratic party of the left.

1934

  • American baseball player, sportscaster and actor. he played in the major leagues during the 1960s. he was later well-known for his role in the tv series mr. belvedere and was featured in lite beer commercials.

  • American pianist and songwriter (d. 2023)

  • American critic and playwright of american directors

  • Canadian newspaper publisher and businessman

1933

1932

1931

  • French roman catholic cardinal, proclaimed cardinal of san gregorio barbarigo alle tre fontane by pope john paul ii in the consistory held on 21 october 2003

  • Mary Murphy

    Washington, dc -- actress (a man alone, maggie-investigators)

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • M r turner is a renowned publisher known for revolutionizing the industry with innovative strategies and successful publications.

  • American wrestling commentator (d.2000)

  • American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator

  • American journalist and writer, best known for his western novels.

  • New york, usa; cartoonist (passionella) author (little murders).

1928

  • Roger Vadim

    French director, who started directing in 1961. he has also worked in television, ballet and film. he was an actor on stage from 1944-1947 and an assistant to marc allegret. he also worked as a reporter and photographer at "paris match" from 1947-1956. in a career that spanned half of a century and 26 movies featuring striking leading ladies, he …

  • French actor and director (d. 2000)

  • American actress and singer who rose from abject poverty. she was the illegitimate daughter of a half-black, half american indian woman and a white dad whose identity she has never learned. her south carolina neighbors called her "yella gal", and she was shunned. eartha mae, her half-sister and mom, lived once in a forest, eating wild berries. her mom eventually …

  • Indiana, united states -- science fiction novelist (riverworld).

1927

  • American baseball player. he was a right-handed outfielder and played with the st. louis browns (1951-1952), detroit tigers (53-1954), chicago white sox (55-1956), baltimore orioles (1856-1959), st. louis cardinals (2060-1961), st. louis cardinals (1960-1961), st. louis cardinals (1960-1961), st. louis cardinals (1960-1962), san francisco giants (1962), chunichi dragons (1963), and san francisco giants (1962)

  • German footballer and manager (d. 2013)

  • Honduran businessman and politician, president of honduras (d. 2005)

  • President of honduras (d.2005)

1926

  • Prolific writer and paranormal researcher.

  • Since 1958, french president of the franassais secours populaire franassais. he was a member of the organization in 1954, and was elected secretary general in 1955. his influence has allowed the spf to become an independent organization from the french communist party. this made humanitarian action the priority over political activism.

  • Pakistani scholar and linguist (d. 2013).

  • Jr., american architect and businessman, co-founded the sea pines company (d. 2014)

  • Former chairman (whitbread & company).

1925

  • American actor and star of long-lasting films. his first film, "the silver chalice," was terrible but it led to his career growth and an ascent into hollywood's top ranks. his films "long hot summer," the hustler," and “hud” helped him to reach $1 million per picture class in more than 60 films. newman started directing films in the late 1960s, …

  • American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)

  • Joan Leslie

    American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925)

  • Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)

1924

  • French writer. journalist, poet, and playwright.

  • French poet, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and ex-resistance fighter during ww ii. his first film, "enclosure", was entered in the 2nd moscow international film festival. he won the silver prize as best director. his film "el otro crista3bal", which he made two years later, was entered in the 1963 cannes film festival.

  • French playwright known for his politically engaged works.

1923

1922

  • British comedian and a member the famed goons show, a music-and-sketches ensemble that began on radio in 1951. bentine was given free rein to experiment with his bizarre and surreal comedy style and soon became wildly popular.

  • Irish footballer and politician, 7th irish minister for health (d. 1993)

  • English footballer (d. 2010)

  • Actress from the netherlands (d. 2015).

  • Seveux executives

1921

1920

  • Austrian paranormal researcher and writer. he is a member and author of several magazines and news articles on parapsychological topics. his books include "beyond medicine", 1973, "haunted los angeles," 1974, and "the great ghost hunt," 1976.

  • Derek Bond

    Author and actor from scotland, british-british. he was active on the london stage and in films from 1936 to 1946. bond was a member of the british grenadier guards during ww ii, and was awarded the military cross. after his release, he signed with the rank organisation and has played many leading roles in british cinema. he was president of …

  • Gorlay journalist.

  • France writer

  • He was a french astrologer who contributed to "astres", a periodical (1968-2008). in 2009, "astres" disappeared...

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • South korean politician, 24th prime minister of south korea (d. 2020)

  • English footballer and tottenham hotspur manager. (d. 2004)

  • Italian soccer player and noted family father to soccer player sandro mazzola.

1918

  • Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician who was the Secretary-General of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989 and the President of Romania from 1967 to 1989.

  • Nicolae Ceaușescu was the leader of Communist Romania from 1965 until his overthrow and execution in the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

  • Former President of Romania from 1965 to 1989.

  • Renowned science fiction writer known for his Riverworld series.

  • American author (d. 2009)

1917

  • Louis Zamperini

    Louis zamperini was an american world war ii veteran, a prisoner of war survivor, and an olympic distance runner.

  • Louis Zamperini was an Olympic distance runner and World War II veteran who survived a plane crash and Japanese POW camps.

1916

1915

  • Hedda and de wolf hopper were his parents. he was an american actor and a well-known family. he starred in several "b" movies during the 1930s and then quit to sell cars for a decade. in the 1950s, he made his return as a character actor and eventually landed the lead role opposite raymond burr on the courtroom drama "perry …

  • Nancy physician

  • Italian soccer striker and professional player. he passed away on 26 october 1987.

  • French marxist historian, socioologist and orientalist.

1914

  • English journalist and publisher (b. 1914)

  • Imperial princess of the ottoman empire (d. 2006)

  • Princess durru shehvar of the ottoman empire (d. 2006)

  • Norwegian actresses that appeared in comedies, revues, and operettas. inga kristine was known as 'nanna' and regine was called "vesla."

  • Hayriye ayshe durruhsehvar (d. 2006)

1913

  • Italian tv personality and a well-known host of a popular contest show about pop music. riva began his career as a comedian in a comedy duo with iccardo bili. they were a friendly, communicative, and agreeable couple. he fell from stage during an event in verona and later died from his injuries.

  • American composer, "call me irresponsible", dies at the age of 77 (born 1913).

  • Heusen, songwriter (love and marriage).

  • William Prince

    Nichols, new york -- actor (city in fear, cyrano de bergerac)

1912

1911

  • German-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1993)

  • German composer and songwriter (born in 1911).

  • German teacher, author and physicist. he was awarded the nobel prize in 1955 for determining the magnetic movement the electron. he was employed at the radiation laboratory of national defense as well as for bell telephone labs. in 1946, he became a columbia physics professor, where he created the physics course.

  • France sport champion

1910

  • Scottish diplomat, high deputy commissioner for east nigeria. he has held diplomatic posts in burma and india, karachi (peshawar), dacca, madras, norway, karachi, peshawar and peshawar.

  • Hungarian-french animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)

  • Czechoslovakia -- director (adrift)

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on January 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

  • René étiemble was a french writer, translator, and literary critic known for his translations of russian literature into french.

  • French essayist, novelist and playwright, french professor of literature. he was married once with one child.

  • France writer

1908

  • An italian-french jazz musician, one of most loved of the past 50 years. he was the child of italian immigrants and was left orphaned at four years old by his mother. he was constantly moved from one boardinghouse to the next until he finally obtained his french citizenship in 1919.

  • German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)

  • Jill Esmond

    Actress (13 women, my pal wolfe fp 1, 82)

  • American actor who was a specialist in western films and serials.

  • French jazz violinist (d. 1997)

1907

1905

1904

  • Irish republican activist and politician, minister for external affairs, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)

  • A former chief of staff to the ira, he is now a minister in ireland's government.

  • Known for his research on the impact of diet on health.

  • American nutritionist and physiologist (d. 2004).

  • American astrologer, also an early member of afa. he was known as "doc williams." his father was a doctor and he researched the astrobiochemic principles behind the cell salts. he was a tireless worker and a dedicated researcher who spent much of his time retrieving hospital records about births and other events. from which, he calculated and filed over 6000 …

1902

1901

1900

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